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Here Are the 5 Least-Fit Cities in America

Written by: Jerry Kronenberg07/31/13 - 8:00 AM EDT

BOSTON (TheStreet) -- If you're trying to build abs that look like Matthew McConaughey's or a tummy as firm as Heidi Klum's, here's a look a five U.S. cities you definitely don't want to move to.

"These communities just don't have the right environment to support people who want to be physically fit," says Georgia State University's Walt Thompson, who oversees production of the annual American Fitness Index.

Compiled by the American College of Sports Medicine, the AFI grades the nation's 50 largest metro areas on a range of fitness factors, from obesity rates to how many residents walk or bike to work.

All health statistics refer to residents of a given community's entire metro area, but figures on the prevalence of local fitness facilities (baseball fields, swimming pools, etc.) only refer to those within city limits.

The term "average" refers to averages among the 50 cities studied, while references to health problems "in the last 30 days" refer to issues that residents experienced within a month before talking to researchers.